Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-13

further. Mr.. Barbour says his own advice
TO those who asked it was 10 allow no
small difference to prevent sattlement
The following changes in the Richmond
and Danyille system of railroads have, it is
understood. been made: W. Z. Turner,
treasurer. and his clerk, Mr.. Ed. Parham,
will be sent from here to Richmond. AS
sistant Treasurer Hall, and bis clerk, r. +.
Marbury, and Paymaster Groser Will re-
main here. The report that Mr.. w. ID.
Marbury has been appointed secretary of
the Virginia Midland road Is tue.
Tt is said at the Treasury Department
that there is no foundation for the report
that The revenue steamer Rush will shortly
sail from San Francisco for Silka. Alaska,
for the purpose of taking U. S. Marshal to
Ounalaska to sell at public auction the
British vessels Onward aud Thornton,
which were seized last July for violating
the seal fishery laws. In the fret place 1t
is said that the Rush is not going to Alaska
at ali. and in the second the British vessels
mentioned were released by this govern.
ment some time ago. The Rush will start
on her usual summer cruise IL Northern
waters in about month, but "a yet her
orders have not been prepared:
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in the city to day.
Old Point Comfort, as determined upon by
the Secretary of War, is not nea: the light
house. the site first selected by the arcnl.
tects. but Immediately opposite the present
Hygeia Hotel there.
u 8. Senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin: and
Mr.. Merrill, his partner in the ownership OF
the brick yard on Hunting Creek, Alexan-
dria, visited that city to-day to look ct their
property there. They will put it in good
condition at once and sell it, IS the Senator
says he knows nothing about brick making,
and that his lumber business at homo cccu-
pies all his spare time.
Representative Randall, of Philadelphia,
and some friends, among them Messrs. Shaw
and DeKeim, of newspaper row, will visit
Alexandria to morrow on the tug of the Ar
row Steamship Company, and inspect the
ship yard of that company in that city, and
the foundation that is being made for the
iron ship Pocahontas, proposed to be built
there Mr.. Randall has examined the plans
of the ship referred to and is greatly
pleased with them.
1t is understood here that the articles on
the Virginia debt question that have of late
been appearing in a republican newspaper
of this city are inspired, if not actually pre-
pared, by General Malone They favor q
debt principal of twenty. FIVE million, and
an average interest of three per cent, to
commence. however, at one per cent.
The tx. Uuion soldiers who have been to
Fredericksburg to celebrate the SedsewcK
monument near there have returned. One
of them, F. X. Murphy, of Philadelphia,
while looking at the picture Of Commodore
| nj 70 dow
Frustrated by an attack OF heart disease.
woman has been put to work in what IS
! known an the specification room of tho govern
! ment printing oifice, The first one ever employed
therein.
1t is rumored here that should associate Justice
| Woods of the u s. Supreme Court diet Is SAID
! he is suffering from softening of the brain-Attor-
ney General Garland will be offered his place
| The Treasury Department has affirmed the de
| cision of the Collector OF Customs at New York
! assessing duty at the late of 30 per cont al
| vaOrem on certain rosaries returned by the APP
praiser rs beads and claimed by the importer
| to 10 dutiabe at tho rate applicable to the ma
teral of which they are composed
General Cst, Secretary of the Society of the
| Army of the Cumberland, and General Mussey,
| secretary of the loca! committee Of arrangements,
waited on the President to day and thanked him
| both personally aud on behalf Of the society, for
the inter, st he had manifested i'll their recent re-
union and the warm words of sympathy expressed
by him in his address at the unveIling of the
statue of General Garfield yesterday.
The U. $ Supreme Court was not in session to-
day 1t adjourned on Wednesday for the Garfield
memorial yesterday, and as it required to day aud
tomorrow for consultation, the adjournment was
until Monday, when q large number Of decisions
are expected. On Monday week it Will adjOnrn
| for the term.
Surgeon F. w. Elbrey, U. s. A., now residing in
Alexandria, has been ordered to appear for exam
ination before the army retiring board of this city
TIE wife of Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, is
extremely ill at her residence in This city. Her
| condition, however, was slightly improved to-day.
| Mrs Gibson is a sister.in.law of Linden Eent,
esq formerly of Alexandria.